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Navistar slashes quarterly losses, posts first positive income in 3 years
The $21 million reported Wednesday was the first quarterly income from continuing operations before income taxes since 2011.
September 3, 2014
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Eaton announces new authorized rebuilder
Power management company Eaton has expanded its Authorized Rebuilder Program north of the U.S. border to now include Pacific Truck in Edmonton, Alberta. Pacific Truck, a division of Crane Carrier (Canada) Limited, becomes the fifth rebuilder in the program.  The company has 65 employees and an office, warehouse and shop facility of more than 42,000 […]
September 2, 2014
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Owners of ‘chameleon carrier’ plead guilty to violating FMCSA shutdown orders
Two former trucking company owners pleaded guilty Aug. 19 to violating shutdown orders issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in a reincarnated carrier scheme conducted in 2012 and 2013.
September 2, 2014
Photo from the scene of one of the Three Angels Farms crashes that led to the FMCSA shutdown order.
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Rates fall in August, but still brimming from big spring and summer
Per-mile rates on the spot market fell in August for the second straight month, as rates come down from the 5-month boom seen between February and June. Internet Truckstop released its monthly rate data Sept. 2.
September 2, 2014
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Pilot, trucking co. plaintiffs in fuel rebate lawsuits to meet Nov. 19 to negotiate settlement
Pilot Flying J and the seven trucking companies who opted out of a 2013 class-action settlement with the company to sue it separately will meet Nov. 19 to negotiate a settlement.
September 2, 2014
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Omnitracs to acquire XRS for $178 million
Omnitracs, a provider of fleet management systems to transportation and logistics companies, announced that it has agreed to acquire XRS Corporation.
September 2, 2014
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Great American Truck Show 2014 Photo Gallery Part II
More Great American Truck Show action from Dallas.
September 2, 2014
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Driver survey: Time to pay r-e-$-p-e-c-t
Labor Day note to carriers: Respect for drivers might keep them around, but it’s going to take more money to get them behind the wheel in the first place.
September 1, 2014
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Dick Savage to lead sales for SmartDrive
SmartDrive Systems, a provider of driving performance systems that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, announced the appointment of Richard ‘Dick’ Savage as senior director of sales. With more than 20 years of sales experience within the telematics and transportation industry, Savage will be responsible for managing SmartDrive’s strategic partner relationships and spearheading the company’s […]
August 29, 2014
Business
Cross Country Freight Solutions
An expectation in the world of e-commerce is for buyers to have instant information on shipping costs, order status and delivery times. CrossCountry Freight Solutions offers all of this to its customers through a website that links together the many different components of an electronic delivery system. The main benefits from implementing this electronic platform […]
August 29, 2014
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Southeastern Freight Lines
About three years ago, the corporate planning team at Southeastern Freight Lines (SEFL) made a decision to expand the fleet’s capabilities for delivering to residential areas. At the time, less than 3.5 percent of its shipments were going to home addresses. The company took note of developing trends. Many home businesses were started up during […]
August 29, 2014
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Manko Delivery Systems
Manko Delivery Systems was founded in 1999 as a local courier in Tampa, Fla. The company got its start delivering mishandled luggage for airlines. This line of business came to a standstill in 2008 when the airlines started charging baggage fees. The founder turned to a friend, Bryan Bilchik, to help restructure the company. Bilchik […]
August 29, 2014
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Business
Riding the wave of e-commerce
Less-than-truckload and truckload carriers have traditionally steered clear of “final-mile” deliveries to residential areas. That model is changing as e-commerce has grown larger than parcels.
August 29, 2014
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Business
Shell Rotella TV spots thank hard-working families
Shell Rotella announced last week that in honor of Labor Day, it had a new ad airing on RFD TV, the Outdoor Channel, Fox Sports 1 and Destination America. The ad is the latest in Shell’s Hardworking Campaign series, which the company says celebrates the dedication of hardworking Americans. Click here to see the Labor […]
August 29, 2014
Rotella Labor Day Spot
Business
More red tape: The Great Pre-Buy of 2020? Are felons government’s answer to driver shortage?
Trucking is the definition of a dynamic industry, even a commercial free-for-all – or was. The government is taking it the wrong way, fast, with rules and regs that touch every aspect of carrier operations.
August 29, 2014
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Due to recent rulings, take a look at independent contractor agreements, attorney suggests
Carriers operating in certain states in the West — specifically those who are based in California or do a lot of business there — may want to give their independent contractor agreements a critical eye, especially if they could be toeing the line of potential “misclassification,” says a transportation and employment law attorney.
August 29, 2014
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Love’s opens fifth fast-fill CNG fueling location in Texas Triangle
Love’s Travel Stops has opened its first fast-fill compressed natural gas (CNG) station for heavy-duty trucks in Dallas, the company’s fifth such station in the Texas Triangle. Three more Love’s fast-fill CNG locations are scheduled to open in additional areas to complete the Texas Triangle. “The availability of CNG at another travel stop along the Texas […]
August 28, 2014
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ampCNG opens four CNG locations in Texas
ampCNG, which owns and operates a network of compressed natural gas locations across the country, has announced the opening of four new CNG truck fueling locations in Waco, Amarillo, Harrold and Rosenberg, Texas. All four locations have three natural gas vehicle fueling positions, offer Class-8 tractor-trailer access and have the company’s “ultra fast-fill” dispensers that […]
August 28, 2014
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